The Real and Apparent Stellar Magnitudes of Telescopic Meteors

Abstract

Six (6) dual observations of meteors, made with the naked eye and with a telescope or binoculars, are discussed. It is found that one (1) was a “point” meteor. Two (2) were “line” meteors seen with the telescope or binoculars before being noticed with the naked eye and at below-the-naked-eye magnitude. Three (3) were “line” meteors, for which the binocular and the naked-eye observers recorded essentially the same real magnitudes.